TWAINIANS: PLEASE TAKE NOTE! THE DEADLINE
FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS FOR THE CLEMENS
CONFERENCE IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING!! SEE BELOW.
The Clemens Conference 2024
The Mark Twain HomeFoundation in Hannibal, Missouri, will host its fourth quadrennial edition ofThe Clemens Conference Thursday through Saturday, August 1-2-3, 2024.
The conference will be indowntown Hannibal. Paper presentations will be at the Mark Twain MuseumGallery, 120 North Main Street. The Call for Papers is below.
Lodging and meals will be onyour own. Hannibal has many overnight accommodation choices and a wideselection of restaurants. Lists for both will be available well in advance toaid your planning.
One lodging option is a dormroom at Hannibal-LaGrange University. A room with private bathroom is $40 per night,sharing a bathroom is $30 per night. There is a $15 linen fee.
If you submit your name ande-mail address, you will be added to our mailing list to receive notificationsas soon as they are formalized.
Contact Henry Sweets at theMark Twain Museum if you have any questions.
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Phone 573-221-9010 extension405.
CALLFOR PAPERS – DEADLINE APPROACHING
MARK TWAIN CONFERENCE
August 1-3, 2024 –HANNIBAL, MISSOURI
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is hosting itsfourth Mark Twain Conference in Hannibal, Missouri, August 1-3, 2024. Themuseum is calling for papers for presentation at the conference.
Abstracts for proposals are being accepted immediatelythrough February 15, 2019. These should be e-mailed in Word format to HenrySweets at [log in to unmask] review. Abstracts should be 500-750 words in length. Presenters will belimited to a 20-minute presentation at the conference.
The subject matter is wide open. Presentations are expectedto address some topic related to Mark Twain, his life, or his works. Preferencewill be given to papers addressing Mark Twain in Hannibal, in Missouri, or onthe Mississippi River.
In addition to the papers being presented, the conferencewill include visits to the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, touring MarkTwain Cave, and riding the Mark Twain Riverboat on a dinner cruise.
Contact Henry Sweets with any questions.
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573-221-9010 extension 405
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